The approval of the designated Minister of the Bono region is in the balance

General News of Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Source: Myjoyonline.com

2019-03-26

Bono's appointed minister, Evelyn Ama Kumi-Richardson, was excluded from the list of candidates proposed for parliamentary approval.

The minority said they wanted to get a certificate for his doctorate after MPs discovered that she was standing with the university title.

Although his CV makes no mention of his claim to hold a doctorate, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, NDC deputy of North Tongu, wanted answers.

Ms. Kumi-Richardson, a NPP financier in the Bono area, explained that her attention was drawn to the need to obtain permission from national accreditation before using the title .

The Nomination Committee wished to have proof of its qualifications, which still needs to be provided. The candidate's resume stated that her MBA in hotel management and hotels from the Paris Graduate School of Management was her highest qualification.

The candidate is also a former Senior Assistant Clerk of the Sunyani Technical University, before leaving her position in May 2017, when she was named Sunyani MCE.

Sampson Ahi, a member of the committee, also explained that the proposed candidate was involved in land controversy as the general manager of the municipality of Sunyani, the regional capital.

Auditors also asked a question during a trip to Canada while she was an ECM. According to Sampson Ahi, Evelyn Ama Kumi was asked to repay undisclosed money.

But the 48-year-old candidate claimed that she had been cleared of any wrongdoing. But she must still provide proof of this authorization, said the NDC MP for Bodi.

Sampson Ahi does not want these issues to be trivialized, yielding to pressure from Ablekuma West MP Ursula Owusu, who pointed to the need to have more women in government.

"If she does not provide documents to clarify her positions, we will decide what to do with her," Sampson Ahi said in an attempt to reject Evelyn Ama Kumi-Richardson's candidacy.